Montréal / Le Plateau-Mont-Royal / Le Violon
RESTAURANT
Le Violon
4720 Rue Marquette · Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
50 Best Canada’s 100 enRoute Michelin Guide · past
People
Dishes the press names (10)
Gochujang glazed sweetbreads
“with dishes like tahini-drizzled kibbeh nayyeh, gochujang-glazed sweetbreads, and strawberry shortcake” The Main
Named by 2 outlets: Cult MTL · The Main
Kibbeh nayyeh with tahini
“with dishes like tahini-drizzled kibbeh nayyeh, gochujang-glazed sweetbreads, and strawberry shortcake” The Main
Named by 2 outlets: Cult MTL · The Main
Stout bread with mussels
“followed by a plate of stout bread with mussels bathed in cheddar custard or gochujang-glazed sweetbreads” Cult MTL, Nov 2024
Named by 1 outlet: Cult MTL
Strawberry shortcake
“with dishes like tahini-drizzled kibbeh nayyeh, gochujang-glazed sweetbreads, and strawberry shortcake” The Main
Named by 1 outlet: The Main
Chocolate basque cheesecake
“or an oozing chocolate Basque cheesecake bathed in crème Anglaise” Cult MTL, Jun 2024
Named by 1 outlet: Cult MTL
Chocolate ice cream stuffed brioche with pistachio coulis
“encore une brioche fourrée à la crème glacée au chocolat, surmontée d’un coulis de pistache” La Presse, Jul 2025
Named by 1 outlet: La Presse
Decadent ice cream sundae
“On y sert aussi une coupe glacée décadente ou encore une brioche fourrée à la crème glacée au chocolat” La Presse, Jul 2025
Named by 1 outlet: La Presse
Oysters with rhubarb mignonette
“You might start with a plate of oysters with rhubarb mignonette and move to a kibbeh nayyeh-inspired beef tartare” Cult MTL, Nov 2024
Named by 1 outlet: Cult MTL
Poultry mousse
“allowing for a menu that moves from mousse de volaille to tahini drizzled kibbeh nayyeh” Cult MTL, Jun 2024
Named by 1 outlet: Cult MTL
Strawberry-chocolate and apricot-fior di latte soft serve twist
“c’était toujours les twists fraise-chocolat et abricot-fior di latte qui étaient au menu” La Presse, Jul 2025
Named by 1 outlet: La Presse
The room
- Licensed capacity
- 47 inside
- Terrace
- No terrace on the licence
- Licence held by
- Restaurant Le Violon inc.
Source: Québec liquor licence register (RACJ), updated 2026-09-23.
Dress
Smart casual · elegant sunlit corner room, franco-anglo modern cooking, cocktails
What was here before
Maison Publique 2024
Restaurant Humeur 2012
Restaurant Yoyo 2010
In the press (86 articles · 6 outlets)
Meilleurs nouveaux restos d’Air Canada | Six restaurants québécois parmi les finalistesLa Presse · Sep 2026Montreal Lands Four Finalists on Air Canada's Best New RestaurantsThe Main · Sep 2026The Top 25 Restaurants in Montreal Right NowCult MTL · Sep 2026Most Beautiful Restaurants in MontrealCult MTL · Aug 2026I'm a Montreal local — this is my definitive list of the city's 15 best restaurantsMTL Blog · Aug 2026Montreal’s "Middle-Aged" Restaurants Are Better Than EverThe Main · Aug 2026Derrière les fourneaux iconiques du QuébecTastet · Jul 2026Quebec's Iconic RestaurantsTastet · Jul 20264 Montreal restaurants named among top 50 in North America, including Mon Lapin at #5Cult MTL · Jul 2026This new 'Tinder meets LinkedIn' style app helps you land jobs at Montreal's top restaurantsMTL Blog · Jun 2026Where to Find the Best Gelato in MontrealThe Main · Jun 2026Best Fine Dining Restaurants in MontrealCult MTL · Jun 2026North America’s 50 Best Restaurants | Mon Lapin et Tanière3 encore en têteLa Presse · May 2026Canada à l'honneur : 14 adresses sur 50 au North America's Best Restaurants 2026Tastet · May 2026Canada Shines: 14 Spots in the Top 50 at North America's 50 Best Restaurants 2026Tastet · May 2026Four Montreal Restaurants Make North America’s 50 Best ListThe Main · May 2026The most beautiful restaurants in Montreal: where to find them?Tastet · May 2026Palmarès Canada’s 100 Best | Les restos montréalais se taillent une place privilégiéeLa Presse · May 2026Canada’s 100 Best 2026 : le Québec n’a pas fini de vous impressionnerTastet · May 2026Canada's 100 Best 2026: Montreal Still Calls the ShotsTastet · May 202628 Montreal restaurants have been named among Canada's 100 Best for 2026Cult MTL · May 2026Montreal Owns Canada's 100 Best Restaurants List This YearThe Main · May 2026The 16 Best Things to Do in Montreal's PlateauThe Main · Apr 2026The 24 Best Restaurants on the Plateau Right NowThe Main · Apr 2026Bars and Restaurants to Watch Hockey in MontrealTastet · Apr 2026Pour la Mission communautaire Mile End | Manger pour nourrir au restaurant LawrenceLa Presse · Apr 2026Trudeau & Katy Perry were spotted having a 'private moment' in this MTL restaurant (PHOTOS)MTL Blog · Feb 2026The 2026 Montreal Restaurant Guide is hereCult MTL · Feb 2026Vous êtes déjà en ville : Étirez le plaisirTastet · Dec 2025Montréal en Lumière : A gastronomic journey in the heart of winterTastet · Dec 2025Montréal en Lumière : un voyage gastronomique en plein hiverTastet · Dec 2025Montreal restaurant Le Violon's 'Chou Fraisier' named Canada's 2025 Dessert of the YearCult MTL · Nov 2025Montreal's Le Violon, Pasta Pooks named among top 10 best new restaurants in CanadaCult MTL · Nov 2025Montreal lands two spots on Air Canada & enRoute’s Best New Restaurants for 2025The Main · Nov 2025The Top 10 Best New Restaurants by Air CanadaTastet · Nov 2025Le top 10 des meilleurs nouveaux restos d’Air CanadaTastet · Nov 2025Meilleurs nouveaux restaurants canadiens | Le Violon en deuxième place, Pasta Pooks en neuvièmeLa Presse · Nov 2025Montreal restaurants targeted in extortion scam with fake one-star Google reviewsCult MTL · Nov 2025Faux avis Google : des restaurateurs victimes de chantage numériqueTastet · Nov 2025Vignoble ontarien Stoss Lee | Coup de foudre dans Prince Edward CountyLa Presse · Nov 2025
Tablevane · Montréal · Facts from public records and the Montréal press, each with its source. Built 2026-09-24. Sources: Ville de Montréal open data, Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux (via Données Québec), and the outlets linked on each page.